College Football Focus 2017 All-America Team

Saquon Barkley (USAToday)

   Part of the appeal of college football is seeing if new players can make an impact, and if established players can maintain or improve. Every year has surprises, players who come out of nowhere to make a mark, and 2017 will be no different.

 Coaches say that you can't win without players, and College Football Focus presents its 2017 All-America Team.

FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE

James Washington (Athlon)

QB Sam Darnold/USC
RB Saquon Barkley/Penn State
RB Derrius Guice/LSU
WR James Washington/Oklahoma State
WR Calvin Ridley/Alabama
WR Richie James/Middle Tennessee
TE  Mark Andrews/Oklahoma
OT Connor Williams/Texas
OT Orlando Brown/Oklahoma
OG Cody O'Connell/Washington State
OG Will Hernandez/UTEP
 C   Billy Price/Ohio State
DEFENSE
DE Harold Landry/Boston College                                                       
DE Bradley Chubb/North Carolina State                                                                        

DT Ed Oliver/Houston
DT Dexter Lawrence/Clemson
LB Malik Jefferson/Texas
LB AzeemVictor/Washington                                                                                         
LB Cameron Smith/USC
CB Tavarus McFadden/Florida State
CB Quenton Meeks/Stanford
 S   Minkah Fitzpatrick/Alabama
 S   Derwin James/Florida State
SPECIALISTS
 K  Daniel Carlson/Auburn
 P   Mitch Wishnowsky/Utah

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KR Rashaad Penny/San Diego State
PR Quadree Henderson/Pittsburgh

SECOND TEAM 
OFFENSE
QB Lamar Jackson/Louisville
RB Justin Jackson/Northwestern

RB Nick Chubb/Georgia
WR Simmie Cobbs/Indiana
WR Courtland Sutton/SMU
WR Jaylen Samuels/North Carolina State
TE  Hayden Hurst/South Carolina
OT Mike McGlinchey/Notre Dame
OT Mitch Hyatt/Clemson
OG Beau Benzschawel/Wisconsin
OG Braden Smith/Auburn
  C  Frank Ragnow/Arkansas
DEFENSE
DE Rashan Gary/Michigan
DE Tyquan Lewis/Ohio State                                                                                               

DT Da'RonPayne/Alabama                                                                                               
DT Derrick Nnadi/Florida State
LB Tegray Scales/Indiana

Tegray Scales (Getty Images

LB Cameron Smith/USC
LB Rashaan Evans/Alabama
CB Denzel Ward/Ohio State
CB Jaire Alexander/Louisville
  S  Quin Blanding/Virginia
  S  Marcus Allen/Penn State
SPECIALISTS
  K Emmit Carpenter/Minnesota
  P  JK Scott/Alabama
KR Evan Berry/Tennessee
PR Darius Phillips/Western Michigan

THIRD TEAM

OFFENSE
QB Mason Rudolph/Oklahoma State
RB Royce Freeman/Oregon
RB Cam Akers/Florida State
WR Christian Kirk/Texas A&M
WR Antonio Callaway/Florida
WR Dante Pettis/Washington
TE  Troy Fumagalli/Wisconsin

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OT  Martez Ivey/Florida
OT  Martinas Rankin/Mississippi State
OG  Quenton Nelson/Notre Dame
OG  Wyatt Teller/Virginia Tech
  C   Scott Quesenberry/UCLA
DEFENSE
DE  Jaylon Ferguson/Louisiana Tech
DE  Dorance Armstrong/Kansas
DT  Maurice Hurst/Michigan
DT  Vita Vea/Washington
LB  Josey Jewell/Iowa
LB  Travin Howard/TCU
LB  Arden Key/LSU
CB  Iman Marshall/USC
CB  DJ Reed/Kansas State
 S    Godwin Igwebuike/Northwestern
 S    Ronnie Harrison/Alabama
SPECIALISTS
  K  Joey Slye/Virginia Tech
  P  Johnny Townsend/Florida
KR KaVontae Turpin/TCU
PR Christian Kirk/Texas A&M